General Information
Please Note: School dinners have increased as from Monday 26 September 2011 to £1.85 per day
School Prospectus 2012
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Fair Processing Notice School Census 2009 - Layer Two
This notice gives additional information to the notice sent to parents in November 2008 and provides further information about the processing of pupils' personal data by the other organisations mentioned in that notice.
Ofsted Report - 2010
The latest Ofsted inspection of the school took place on 8/9th February 2010.
Holiday Pattern 2012/2013
Spring Term 2012
Bank Holiday - Monday 2 January 2012
Teacher Training Day - Tuesday 3 January 2012
Begins - Wednesday 4 January 2012
Teacher Training Day - Monday 30 January 2012
Half-term - Monday 13 February 2012 - Friday 17 February 2012
Ends - Friday 30 March 2012
Summer Term 2012
Begins - Monday 16 April 2012
Bank Holiday - Monday 7 May 2012
Half-term - Monday 4 June 2012 - Friday 8 June 2012
Ends - Friday 20 July 2012
Autumn Term 2012
Teacher Training Day - Friday 31 August 2012
Teacher Training Day - Monday 3 September 2012
Begins - Tuesday 4 September 2012
Half-term - Monday 29 October 2012 - Friday 2 November 2012
Ends - Friday 21 December 2012
Spring Term 2013
Begins - Monday 7 January 2013
Half-term - Monday 18 February 2013 - Friday 22 February 2013
Ends - Friday 22 March 2013
Summer Term 2013
Begins - Monday 8 April 2013
Bank Holiday - Monday 6 May 2013
Half-term - Monday 27 May 2013 - Friday 31 May 2013
Ends - Friday 19 July 2013
Organisation
The classes in the school are as follows:
- Two Reception classes
- Two Year One classes
- Two Year Two classes
Times in our day
Infant School
Morning Session: 09.15am - 12.15pm
Afternoon Session: 01.20pm - 03.20pm
Assembly: 9.25am
Please try to be on time
Our school sessions are planned to allow parents time to fit in with older children who attend St. Mary's C of E Junior School.
Although our morning session starts at 9.15 am, teachers are in their classrooms from 9.00am and will accept responsibility for your child from that time.
If you are collecting your child and you are delayed please telephone the school (01527 852491) and let us know. If someone other than yourself is collecting your child and you know in advance please let your child's class teacher know in writing or by telephone.
Nursery
Morning Session: 09.15am - 11.30am
Afternoon Session: 12.45pm - 3.15pm
Charging
Following the policy outlined in the ERA there will be no obligation for a parent to contribute to any activity organised by the school; we will therefore ask for voluntary contributions to cover the cost, with possible subsidies from School Fund. However, it will be necessary to have substantial support for an event to take place.
The one exception to this is swimming in Year 2, where the charge is approximately £1.50 per session.
Voluntary School Fund
The Governors have introduced a voluntary school fund of £1.00 per half term (£6.00 for the year) payable in the first week back after our holiday. The fund is used to pay for the many extras i.e. cooking ingredients, calendar tabs etc.
Meals
Cooked Meals
Hot meals are available every day and are served from our school kitchen in the hall. Please send money each Monday in the dinner envelopes provided by school. If your child is absent cash is not returned but carried forward to the day of the child's return.
Free Meals
If you are on Income Support you are entitled to free school meals, forms are available from Karen Crowe in the school office.
Sandwiches
If parents prefer, children may bring a packed lunch in a safe container. These should be placed on the trolleys provided under the veranda by the main school entrance at the beginning of each day. The trolleys are stored in the school kitchen until required and the dinner supervisors ensure your child has the correct packed lunch.
At the end of the school day the trolleys are placed under the veranda ready for the lunchboxes to be collected.
No glass bottles must be brought into school, all drinks must be in either safety flasks or sealed cardboard containers. We also ask for still drinks only as fizzy drinks can be explosive!
Children are provided with a free piece of fruit daily through the National Fruit Scheme. Milk is also available but must be paid for in advance.
Water coolers are available in every class for children to help themselves to water whenever they are thirsty.
Photographs
The photographs of our pupils featured on the website were kindly supplied by Kids Naturally Photography
Use of school buildings by private organisations
Our school buildings are leased out to private organisations who run clubs for children and/or adults. School and governors are not responsible for any safeguarding procedures or day to day management of these clubs.